Once Upon A Time Drum Tabs


Song:       Once Upon A Time 
Album:     Adore *------------------------------------------------------------------------*
Song:  Once Upon A Time (adore version)
Author:  Billy Corgan
Tabbed by:  Russell Warneboldt  pumpkinruss@geocities.com
Original song copyright:  1998 Virgin Records
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KEY
o = open hihat for that beat of the bar as you hit it
x = hit the drum or cymbal (duh) 
f = close the hihat with your foot
one "-" = a 16th note triplet (six of these to a beat)

I hope you have brushes cause you will need them for this whole song.
IT IS IN TRIPLETS!! - see the key


crash      |------------------------|------------------------|
ride       |x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|------------------------|
hh         |------f-----------f-----|------f-----------f-----|
snare      |---x-x---x-x---x-x---x-x|---x-x---x-x---x-x---x-x|
bass drum  |x-----x-----x-----x-----|x-----x-----x-----x-----|
high tom   |------------------------|------------------------|
low tom    |------------------------|------------------------|
floor tom  |------------------------|------------------------|

once in a while the snare drum is doubled up.  This is easy, and 
makes it sound good.  Just drop one hit of the ride with your ride
hand and bring it over to hit the snare when the ride would normally
be hit.  Pie 'o cherry pie.

and a tamborine part!! (if you are performing this and have a backup singer or something who can play this
it really adds to the song)

taborine   |------x-----------x-----|


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